Music Counsel, EMEA
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ByteDance is seeking a transactional attorney with several years’ experience drafting and negotiating digital music licenses, artist and label distribution and services agreements, and other music rights contracts to join its London team of music lawyers. The role supports the Music Business Development group in implementing ByteDance licensing strategy for TikTok CapCut and SoundOn. You will draft and negotiate blanket and full catalogue license agreements with UK and EU labels, aggregators and publishers, and provide guidance on rights implications for new products and partnerships. To apply, highlight measurable licensing wins and deal sizes, emphasize UK/EU rights, synchronization and performance rights, and cross functional collaboration with product, marketing and sales while onsite in London.
About the Team
ByteDance is looking for a transactional attorney, with multiple years’ experience of drafting and negotiating digital music licenses, artist/label distribution/services agreements and other music rights-related agreements, to join its team of music lawyers in London.
The role will support ByteDance’s Music Business Development team’s efforts to execute ByteDance’s music licensing strategy in respect of - TikTok, the world’s leading short video platform, CapCut, the video editing app and other ByteDance-owned digital properties which include music and the SoundOn direct digital distribution platform. The role is based in London.
Responsibilities:
- You will draft and negotiate blanket / full catalogue licence agreements with record labels, aggregators, music publishers and collecting societies based in the UK & EU, supporting ByteDance products and services including TikTok and CapCut.
- You will draft, negotiate and provide guidance regarding license agreements with independent artists, record label distribution partnerships and artist / record label services agreements for SoundOn.
- You will work cross-functionally with key internal stakeholders and provide legal guidance concerning potential music rights implications of various new product/service initiatives and commercial partnerships of ByteDance.
- You will work cross-functionally with ByteDance product and business teams, including Ad Sales, Monetization, Marketing, Strategic Partnerships, Artist and Label Relations, User Growth and other relevant teams, to clear rights for marketing, promotion and music performance streaming events, including synchronization agreements for sound recordings and musical compositions, and artist performance agreements.